1908-1960

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the 1940 novel "Native Son, " and its author, Richard Wright.

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the autobiographical novel "Black Boy, " and its author, Richard Wright.

Based on a scene from Wright's autobiography, "Black Boy", in which the seventeen-year-old African-American borrows a white man's library card and devours every book as a ticket to freedom.

Presents a variety of documents which have been chosen to help readers understand the political, racial, literary, social, and general cultural contexts of the fictional autobiography "Black Boy.".

Traces the life and achievements of the African American novelist.